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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota

12 Colleges
$41,731 Avg Salary
$23,630 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in South Dakota with 603 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

#1

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Augustana University the best school in South Dakota for business administration & management students. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Augustana Sioux Falls carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

Business Administration majors at NSU take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 12 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

On average, business administration graduates from Dakota State take out $20,508 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at USD accumulate an average of around $23,335 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $178.

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With a ranking of #6, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration & management students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration & management programs. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

After completing their degree, business administration graduates from University of Sioux Falls carry an average student debtload of $20,500.

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Dakota Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at Western Dakota Tech accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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National American University - Rapid City came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at National American University - Rapid City accumulate an average of around $25,879 in student debt.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6,642
Missouri 5,934
Iowa 3,123
Kansas 4,095
Nebraska 3,116
North Dakota 956

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, business administration & management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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